IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 27.02.2026 Paramjit Singh and others .…Appellants Versus Narinder Singh and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present: - Mr. Kuljit Singh Bal, Advocate for the appellants.

NIDHI GUPTA, J.

CM-21254-CII-2023

1. Prayer in this application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963is for condonation of delay of 74 days in filing the accompanying appeal.

2. Heard.

3. For the reasons mentioned in the application which is supported by an affidavit, the same is allowed and delay of 74 days in filing the present appeal is condoned.

FAO-6160-2023

1. The appellant-claimants have filed the present appeal seeking enhancement of the compensation amount of ₹19,97,800/- awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Amritsar (for short-‘the learned Tribunal) vide Award dated 01.05.2023, passed in MACP No. 59 of 2021 dated 28.04.2021 filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The 05 claimants are the: i) 57-year-old father; ii) 30-year-old widow; iii) 2 minor children; and iv)57-year-old mother of deceased-

Gurmeet Singh, who was 30 years old at time of accident.

2. Brief facts of the ca